Lusaka vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$250
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
36
43
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
2.47M
527K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 13% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7016th and 6502nd ($685 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Zambia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6308th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$4291

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$725
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$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191